Easel-support for paper pads.



No. 665,627. l Patented 1an. 8, isos..

. a. N. BAUMGARTEN.

EASEL suPPom Fon PAPER PADS.

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of construction and combination of parts UNTTED STATES GEORGE N.BAUMGARTEN, OF

PITTSBU RG, PENNSYLVANIA.

EASEL-SUPPORT FOR PAPER PADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,627, dated January8, 1901.

Application filed March 2 1900.

To all zzz/tom, it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE N. BAUMGAR- TEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inEasel-Supports for Paper Pads, &c., of which the following is asp'eccation.

This invention relates to easel-supports for paper pads, calendars,dac., and has for its primary object to provide an easel of simple andinexpensive construction which is adapted to fold compactly when not inuse and when in operative or standing adjustment adapted to have itssupporting member or brace rigid and not liable to collapse if upset orsubjected to other rough treatment.

A further object is to combine with' the easel a pad of paper sheets andto so arrange the latter that they may be conveniently removed, one byone, in standing position. Pads of this character are designed primarilyfor barbers use to supply shaving-paper, and each sheet may bear anadvertisement, so that with the easel-supported pad standing on thebarbers dresser the advertisement will be conspicuously displayed. n

The invention consists in the novel features hereinafter fully describedand claimed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is an edge view of myimprovement in standing position. Fig. 2is a rear elevation of the same in standing adjustment. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the easel folded. Fig. 4 is an edge view of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 2 is the upright or back member of the easel,formed, preferably, of heavy cardboard, and 3 is the hinged supportingmember or brace, preferably of the same material. Brace 3 is elongatedtransversely, and adjacent 'its upper end is scored horizontally at 4 toform a hinge, with the portion or strip above the score secured to back2, as with staple 6. Strip 5 thus secured not only provides a durableunion between the brace and back, but also materially strengthens thelatt'er transversely, increasing its load-carrying eliciency. The bracebeing wide, as shown, has a broad footing,

thereby more effectively resisting upsetting Serial No.'7,084 (Nomodel.)

of the easel than would a narrow brace. The lower extremity of brace 3is upwardly notched at 7, the inner portion of the notch being longerhorizontally than its outer por` tion, end 8 of the notch being deeperthan end 9 for the purpose presently to be explained.

10 is a tongue or tie member, scored at 11 adjacent its lower end andbelow the score secured at 12 to the lower portion of back 2. Score 11provides a hinge whereby the tongue may swing outward, and the latter,near its free end, is formed withside notches 13 and 14, the formerbeing deeper than the latter.

To arrange the easel for standing, the edge of not be broken by theeasel falling down or by other ordinary handling. While to secure thedesired result it is not absolutely necessary to elongate the notches ofboth the brace and tongue, as elongation of one would suffice, yet Iprefer the arrangement shown in the drawings, though not restrictingmyself thereto. Tongue 10 folds beneath brace 3, with the lower edges ofthe latter and back 2 coincident, as in Figs. 3 and 4, brace 2 foldingdown closely from the position indicated in Fig. 4, when another easelor pad is piled thereon, thus making a compact package requiring verylittle room.

On the front of upright or back 2 is a pad 15 of paper sheets, securedat the top at 16 by the usual method of padding paper to the topedge ofback 2. The paperis shorter than back 2, so that the lower'edge of thepad is held above the 'stand or shelf supporting the easel,whereby thesheets may be conveniently grasped at the lower ends and torn off asrequired.

I do not restrict myself to cardboard as the material from which to formthe back, brace,

and tongue, and it will be apparent that the IOO other end, a 'tonguehinged to the back and notched on opposite edges, one of the edgenotches beingr deeper than the other, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand vin presence of twosubscribing witeasel may be changed in numerous particul lars Withoutdeparting from t-he'scope of my invention. l

Having thus fully described my invention, l what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of an easel-back, a brace nesses. hinged thereto andupwardly notched at its GEORGE N. BAUMGARTEN. lower end, the innerportion of the notch be- Witnesses: ing elongated horizontally and withone end J. M. NESBIT,

of the elongation extending farther than the i ALEX. T. MABON.

